Sanji Iwabuchi

Sanji Iwabuchi (2 March 1895-26 February 1945) was a Rear Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

Biography
Sanji Iwabuchi was born on 2 March 1895 in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, Japan and graduated from the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy in December 1915. In November 1937, he was promoted to Captain, and on 1 May 1943 he was promoted to Rear Admiral after fighting at the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. He led the Japanese 3rd Southern Escort Fleet to the Philippines to defend the islands from the United States, and in February 1945 he fought against the Americans in the Battle of Manila. Iwabuchi committed suicide with a hand grenade on 26 February 1945 after the Manila Massacre took place.